Four women pose on a stage during the "Fattest woman contest" at Fontaine Ferry Park, Louisville, Kentucky. Each woman wears a mid-length dress. Two of them hold purses and one holds a card and tissue.

A nurse from the Frontier Nursing Service sits on a chair next to a mother holding an infant. The nurse wears a cap, long-sleeved blouse with a tie, pants, and an apron. The mother wears a v-neck sweater and a skirt and a bandana on her head....

Edward Dorsey Hobbs' estate, known as "Evergreen," was located at the corner of Evergreen Road and Osage Avenue in Anchorage, Kentucky, just east of the "Hobbs and Walker Evergreen Nursery." The brick Hobbs Memorial Chapel was built at "Evergreen"...

Navy V-12 Program (U.S.); University of Louisville--Students; Medical education; Men; Medical students

Men sit at several rows of tables. They all appear to be equipped with microscopes. There is a bookcase in the rear of the room. "The instructor says this is the histology lab where students study morphology! In plain words, they learn the form and...

Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: dark rectangular-shaped image (illegible); masthead for "Louisville School Messenger"; surgical instrument with pipe, hose, and two bulbs, manufactured by Codman & Shurtleff, Boston...

Interior of Kroger/Piggly Wiggly grocery store at the time of the 55th birthday sale (likely the 55th anniversary of the founding of Kroger, in 1883). Includes fresh produce, cheese and crackers, deli counter, toilet tissue display, and two male...